Harvest Time
Cool and cloudy night upon Boll Mountain Alabama
I was stealing corn from Homer Lawson's Field
The rattle of the cornstalks and the bark of Homer's hound dog
Made me hug the ground and lie dead still
Flashing through my mind was Big Homer's reputation
A man who really didn't give a damn
They say he shot ol' Mountain Joe for just one ear of corn
And laughed the day they laid him in the ground
Well I can hear the breaking of the sticks from someone's footsteps
But shaky legs just can't get up and run
And as I lay there breathless the next thing I expected
Was a blast of hell from Homer Lawson's gun
[ steel ]
The clouds rolled by and then I saw the shadow of a lady
It was Homer's lovely daughter Julie Ann
I smelled the perfume in her hair as she sat down beside me
Whispered papa's running moonshine again
I thank God for cloudy nights and Alabama's whiskey stills
And harvest times in Homer Lawson's field
I thank God for cloudy nights and Alabama's whiskey stills
And harvest times in Homer Lawson's field
Tempo de Colheita
Noite fresca e nublada em Boll Mountain, Alabama
Eu estava roubando milho do campo do Homer Lawson
O barulho das espigas e o latido do cachorro do Homer
Me fizeram me agachar e ficar bem quieto
Passou pela minha cabeça a fama do Big Homer
Um cara que realmente não ligava pra nada
Dizem que ele atirou no velho Mountain Joe por apenas uma espiga de milho
E riu no dia em que o enterraram
Bem, eu consigo ouvir o estalo dos galhos com os passos de alguém
Mas minhas pernas tremem e não conseguem correr
E enquanto eu estava lá sem fôlego, a próxima coisa que eu esperava
Era um tiro do inferno da arma do Homer Lawson
[ steel ]
As nuvens passaram e então eu vi a sombra de uma moça
Era a linda filha do Homer, Julie Ann
Senti o perfume no cabelo dela enquanto ela se sentava ao meu lado
Sussurrou que papai estava destilando de novo
Agradeço a Deus por noites nubladas e as alambiques de uísque do Alabama
E pelos tempos de colheita no campo do Homer Lawson
Agradeço a Deus por noites nubladas e as alambiques de uísque do Alabama
E pelos tempos de colheita no campo do Homer Lawson